This positive outcome was achieved by providing education/training to nurses and closely monitoring their implementation of the care plan in their daily work. The study results provided compelling evidence that better management of fever, hyperglycemia, and dysphagia in acute stroke patients during the ...
Hyperglycemia worsens brain edema simultaneously. Blood glucose damages the immune function of the body and increases the probability of infection. Therefore, hyperglycemia is associated with a poor prognosis and an increase in mortality. At present, the best management methods and target values for ...
C)Hypokalemia and hyperglycemia D)Hypoglycemia and hypermagnesemia 4. When faced with decisions which involve disagreements over care between care providers, which of the following is the best potential referral for the nurse to consider making? A)Care coordinator B)Pastoral care C)Social work D)E...
disabling sensory or cognitive impairment; who had a new diag- nosis of type 2 DM and had not attended standard outpatient DM education classes; were receiving drugs that can cause medication- induced hyperglycemia or hypo- glycemia (steroids, antibiotics) at the time of APN intervention implementa...
For maximum effect, colesevelam should be administered with meals. The nurse is caring for a patient who was admitted to the coronary care unit following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and percutaneous coronary intervention the previous day. Which information would the nurse ...
CRITICAL CARE: Hyperglycemia in the critically ill-not so sweet: Part 1Catherine Miller RNCCRNBSN